K-ration
See also: K ration
English
Etymology
Coined by the United States War Department in or about 1942, from K + ration. The letter K is arbitrary, chosen to distinguish the name from earlier C ration and D ration.[1]
Noun
- An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper.
- 1946, Infantry Journal, volumes 58-59, page 29:
- The column stopped. The battlewise men at the rear of the column immediately started eating their "K" rations.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- Keys ration
- K-rat
Coordinate terms
References
- “History of rations”, in US Army Quartermaster Foundation, 1949 January, archived from the original on 29 May 2019
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